Di Franco v. Bueckert, 2020 ONSC 1954

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeJUSTICE SALLY GOMERY
Citation2020 ONSC 1954
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
Date30 March 2020
Docket NumberCV-19-79414
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17 practice notes
  • Commencement of an Anti-SLAPP Motion -Section 137.2(1)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VIII. Procedural Rules
    • June 13, 2022
    ...ONCA 431 • BW (Brad) Blair v Premier Doug Ford , 2020 ONSC 7100 • Bullard v Rogers Media Inc , 2020 ONSC 3084 • Di Franco v Bueckert , 2020 ONSC 1954 • Levant v Day , 2019 ONCA 244 • Bondield Construction Company Limited v The Globe and Mail Inc , 2019 ONCA 166 402 | Guide to the Law and Pr......
  • Proof of Harm in Anti-SLAPP Proceedings: General Principles
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VI. The Public Interest Hurdle
    • June 13, 2022
    ...decisions of the Ontario Superior Court and the British Columbia Supreme Court: • Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 • Di Franco v Bueckert , 2020 ONSC 1954 • Hobbs v Warner , 2019 BCSC 2196 • Neufeld v Hansman , 2019 BCSC 2028 • Hamlin v Kavanagh , 2019 ONSC 5552 • Amorosi v Barker , 2019 ONSC 471......
  • Detailed Examination of the Factors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VI. The Public Interest Hurdle
    • June 13, 2022
    ...International Union of North America, Local 183 v Castellano , 2019 ONSC 506 • Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 • Di Franco v Bueckert , 2020 ONSC 1954 • Montour v Beacon Publishing Inc , 2019 ONCA 246 • Lascaris v B’nai Brith Canada , 2019 ONCA 163 at para 31 • Amorosi v Barker , 2019 ONSC 4717 ......
  • Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • June 13, 2022
    ...137.1 (4), as was done in the following cases? • Rebel News v Al Jazeera Media , 2021 ONSC 1035 at para 26 • Di Franco v Bueckert , 2020 ONSC 1954 at para 40 • Hobbs v Warner , 2019 BCSC 2196 at paras 144–45 • Neufeld v Hansman , 2019 BCSC 2028 at para 71 • Hamlin v Kavanagh , 2019 ONSC 555......
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5 cases
  • York Condominium Corporation No. 21 v. All Unit Owners and Mortgagees of Record of York Condominium Corporation No. 21,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 28, 2021
    ...and 35 are challenged on the basis that they contain speculation. I agree with the statement by Justice Gomery in Di Franco v. Bueckert, 2020 ONSC 1954, at para. 38, that affidavit evidence that may seem speculative may be found to consist of the affiant “asking the court to accept i......
  • Mazhar v. Farooqi, 2020 ONSC 3490
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 9, 2020
    ...not file a statement of defence before bringing this anti-SLAPP motion. Legal Test on an Anti-SLAPP Motion [24] In Di Franco v. Bueckert, 2020 ONSC 1954, at paras. 11-13, Gomery J. provided a succinct description of the legal test under s.137.1 of the [11] Argument on an anti-SLAPP motion p......
  • Di Franco v. Bueckert,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • June 29, 2021
    ...On appeal from the order of Justice Sally A. Gomery of the Superior Court of Justice dated March 30, 2020, with reasons reported at 2020 ONSC 1954. REASONS FOR [1]           We see no error in the motion judge’s dismissal of the appel......
  • Mondal v. Evans-Bitten,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 1, 2022
    ...as Mr. Mondal’s counsel points out, Twitter is not thought of as a medium for serious political debate: De Franco v. Bueckert, 2020 ONSC 1954, para 79-81. At the same time, its very lack of seriousness militates in the Defendants’ favor. Tweets, as the English courts have obse......
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12 books & journal articles
  • Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • June 13, 2022
    ...137.1 (4), as was done in the following cases? • Rebel News v Al Jazeera Media , 2021 ONSC 1035 at para 26 • Di Franco v Bueckert , 2020 ONSC 1954 at para 40 • Hobbs v Warner , 2019 BCSC 2196 at paras 144–45 • Neufeld v Hansman , 2019 BCSC 2028 at para 71 • Hamlin v Kavanagh , 2019 ONSC 555......
  • Matters Related to the Public Interest - Section 137.1(3)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • June 13, 2022
    ...Media , 2021 ONSC 1035 at paras 23–27 130 Matters Related to the Public Interest — Section 137.1(3) | 131 • Di Franco v Bueckert , 2020 ONSC 1954 at para 40 The Merits of a Candidate for Political Oice • Able Translations Ltd v Express International Translations Inc , 2018 ONCA 690 at paras......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IX. Procedural Issues in Anti-SLAPP Motions
    • June 13, 2022
    ...DEI Films Ltd v Tiwari, 2018 ONSC 4818 .................................................288, 313, 315, 322, 435 Di Franco v Bueckert, 2020 ONSC 1954 .................87, 89, 105, 129, 131, 175, 236, 241, 255, 257, 258, 293, 298, 401, 421, 473 Di Franco v Bueckert, 2020 ONSC 2383 .................
  • Commencement of an Anti-SLAPP Motion -Section 137.2(1)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VIII. Procedural Rules
    • June 13, 2022
    ...ONCA 431 • BW (Brad) Blair v Premier Doug Ford , 2020 ONSC 7100 • Bullard v Rogers Media Inc , 2020 ONSC 3084 • Di Franco v Bueckert , 2020 ONSC 1954 • Levant v Day , 2019 ONCA 244 • Bondield Construction Company Limited v The Globe and Mail Inc , 2019 ONCA 166 402 | Guide to the Law and Pr......
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